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• Washington Governor Set to Sign Credit Union Board Compensation Bill

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 18, 2013

  Measure would make Washington the 11th state to allow board member pay.

• Make Re-Education of Lawmakers Your GAC Goal

  February 27, 2013

  It is that time of year again, time for the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference. Thousands of credit union professionals and volunteers will come to our nation’s capital to hear speakers ranging from television and sports personalities, authors, senators and congressman to federal regulators.

• Washington State Legislators Get Bill That Would Let Credit Unions Pay Board Members

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 7, 2013

  Access to supplemental capital and expanded investment options also in proposed legislation.

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  Guest Opinion: Dan Mica on the New Congress

  By Dan Mica  |  January 23, 2013

  It’s the time of the year when pundits are analyzing the recent election and predicting what will happen in the new Congress during 2013.

• Election 2012: Four CU Volunteers Re-Elected to Maine Legislature

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 8, 2012

  Four credit union volunteers won re-election to the Maine State Legislature while two were defeated in their bids.

• Corker Expresses Opposition to TAG Extension

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 8, 2012

  Banks hoping Congress will extend the FDIC’s Transaction Guarantee Program are facing opposition from Tennessee senator.

• Congress Passes Bill to Enable Pension Funding of Life Insurance Purchases

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 3, 2012

  Sponsors of defined benefit pension plans will be able to use excess money in their plans to fund the purchase of life insurance for their retirees for the first time.

• Five-Year Flood Insurance Extension Passes House and Senate; Obama Expected to Sign

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 29, 2012

  Measure passed as part of legislative flurry.

• Sen. Bachus Denies Charges

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 20, 2012

  House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) predicted that he would be cleared of charges that he violated insider trading laws.

• Trade PACs Gear Up for the Election

  February 12, 2012

  If money really does talk, then CUNA and NAFCU have been doing the financial equivalent of vocal exercises. The political action committees of both groups each ended last year with six-figure amounts in their coffers, as they gear up for an election year that features a large number of competitive races...